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1 Membership  



1.1  Current members  





1.2  Past members  







2 Agenda and actions  



2.1  201923 City Council term  







3 See also  





4 References  














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Chicago City Council Latino Caucus
ChairRossana Rodriguez-Sanchez
Vice ChairCarlos Ramirez-Rosa
SecretaryRuth Cruz
TreasurerJessie Fuentes
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Seats in Chicago City Council
14 / 50

Website
http://www.ccclatinocaucus.org/

The Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council is a bloc of aldermen in the Chicago City Council, composed of council members of Latino heritage and of those whose wards are majority Latino.[1] During the 2023–27 term, the caucus consists of 15 members, out of the council's 50 aldermen.[2]

Membership[edit]

Current members[edit]

The following table lists current aldermen who are members of the Latino Caucus, as of April 2023.[2][3][4]

Member Ward Joined
Daniel La Spata 1 2020
Peter Chico 10 2023
Julia Ramirez 12 2023
Jeylú Gutiérrez 14 2023
Michael Rodriguez 22 2019
Silvana Tabares 23 2018
Byron Sigcho-Lopez 25 2019
Jessie Fuentes 26 2023
Ruth Cruz 30 2023
Felix Cardona, Jr. 31 2019
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez 33 2019
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 35 2015
Gilbert Villegas 36 2015
Andre Vasquez 40 2019

Past members[edit]

Member Ward Joined Left
Raymond Lopez 15 2019; left after some caucus members endorsed his election challenger[5]

Agenda and actions[edit]

2019–23 City Council term[edit]

During the 2019 Chicago Public Schools strike, the Latino Caucus released a statement urging Chicago Public Schools to accept the Chicago Teachers Union's demands.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Latino Caucus endorsed legislation calling for temporary suspension rent and mortgage payments.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". Chicago City Council Latino Caucus. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  • ^ a b "The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus and its Foundation Elects New 2023-2025 Executive Committee". Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  • ^ Morell, Claudia. "City Hall's Latino Caucus Moves Left". www.wvik.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  • ^ a b "Progressive and Latino Caucus Endorse Legislation calling for COVID-19 responsive mortgage and rent relief". chicagoprogressivecaucus.com. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  • ^ Byrne, John (2019-04-05). "Ald. Raymond Lopez leaves Latino Caucus because colleagues endorsed his challenger in runoff". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  • ^ Sun-Times staff (2019-10-29). "City's Latino Caucus urges Lightfoot to accept CTU's demands". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

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